Tender: UK-Telford: printed matter and related products

UK-Telford: printed matter and related products

2010/S 138-212528

CONTRACT NOTICE

Services

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

• I.1)
  NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S)

  Attn: Tel. E-mail: Telford and Wrekin Council
  Civic Offices, Coach Central, Shropshire
  Annette Lewis
  TF3 4HDTelford
  UNITED KINGDOM
  +44 1952383728
  annette.lewis@telford.gov.uk

  Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s)

  Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s)

• I.2)
  TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES

  Regional or local authority

SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT

• II.1)
  DESCRIPTION
• II.1.1)
  Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

  UK-Telford: provision of printed matter and related goods and services.

• II.1.2)
  Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

  Services

  Service category: No 15

  Main place of performance Telford and Wrekin, with the option to also supply to Shropshire and West Midlands.

  NUTS code UKG21

II.1.3)
The notice involves

• II.1.4)
  Information on framework agreement

  Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

  estimated cost excluding VAT GBP

• II.1.5)
  Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

  The supply and delivery of printed matter and related goods and services.

  Lot 1 - printing services (Offset Litho/Web);

  Lot 2 - printing services (digital);

  Lot 3 - data communication and customer mailings;

  Lot 4 - graphic design;

  Lot 5 - promotional products.

  Main point of supply to be within the Borough of Telford and Wrekin, with the option to supply within Shropshire and West Midlands. Printed matter and related products. Security-type printed matter. Graphic design services. Bespoke printed matter. Information and promotion products. Miscellaneous printed matter.

• II.1.6)
  Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  22000000, 22458000, 22450000, 79822500, 39294100, 22900000

II.1.7)
Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

• II.1.8)
  Division into lots

  Yes

  tenders should be submitted for one or more lots

II.1.9)
Variants will be accepted

II.2)
QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT

II.2.1)
Total quantity or scope

II.2.2)
Options

II.3)
DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION

SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION

• III.1)
  CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT

III.1.1)
Deposits and guarantees required

III.1.2)
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them

III.1.3)
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded

• III.1.4)
  Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

  No

• III.2)
  CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION

III.2.1)
Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

III.2.2)
Economic and financial capacity

III.2.3)
Technical capacity

• III.2.4)
  Reserved contracts

  No

• III.3)
  CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
• III.3.1)
  Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession

  No

III.3.2)
Legal entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service

SECTION IV: PROCEDURE

• IV.1)
  TYPE OF PROCEDURE
• IV.1.1)
  Type of procedure

  Open

IV.1.2)
Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

IV.1.3)
Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

• IV.2)
  AWARD CRITERIA
• IV.2.1)
  Award criteria

  The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

• IV.2.2)
  An electronic auction will be used

  No

• IV.3)
  ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

IV.3.1)
File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

IV.3.2)
Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

• IV.3.3)
  Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

  Payable documents No

• IV.3.4)
  Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

  3.9.2010 - 12:00

IV.3.5)
Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

• IV.3.6)
  Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

  English.

IV.3.7)
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.3.8)
Conditions for opening tenders

SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

VI.1)
THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT

VI.2)
CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS

• VI.3)
  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). For the avoidance of doubt, the contracting authority confirms that no weight will be attached to whether or not an economic operator is an SME in selecting economic operators to participate or in assessing the most economically advantageous tender.

  Your tender must be completed and submitted electronically by using Vault through BiPs Delta-ets by the due date of 3.9.2010 at 12:00 hrs. The information and documents for this tender will be accessible at the following website www.delta-ets.com. To be able to access these documents you will firstly need to register your company details and enter the following Tender Access Code (TAC)04T867654 at the bottom of the registration page, thereafter you will be issued with a username and password. If you have already registered with Delta previously, please follow the link shown and click on the 'Delta-ets Home' tab instead. This will redirect you to the home page where you can log on using your existing username and password to collect the tender documents. You must then log back into Delta-ets and then click on the Vault tab, if you have added the TAC code to your registration you will automatically view the tender title, click on this link and you will be taken to the tender documents. If you have previously accessed Vault then please enter the TAC code into vault and you will then be able to access the documentation. Please check that you are able to access these online ITT documents, if you are experiencing problems, then please contact the Delta helpdesk at helpdesk@delta-ets.com or call +44 8452707050 for further assistance. If you have registered and have forgotten your Username and Password, please click on the forgotten password link on the Delta-ets homepage. Please ensure that you allow yourself plenty of time when responding to this tender prior to the closing date and time. It is best practice to ensure all final documents are uploaded to the Vault at least 2 hours before the closing time to ensure that any inadvertent technical issues do not prevent tender submission.

  If you are uploading multiple documents you will have to individually load one document at a time or you can opt to zip all the documents in an application like WinZip. Please keep this username and password secure, and do not pass it to any third parties Remember your tender must be completed and submitted electronically by using Vault through BiPs Delta-ets by the due date detailed above.

  GO reference: GO 10071522/01.

VI.4)
PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL

VI.4.1)
Body responsible for appeal procedures

VI.4.2)
Lodging of appeals

VI.4.3)
Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

• VI.5)
  DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:

  15.7.2010